, 1887-07-28
ITALY.
THE poPE's LETTER.

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by the pope to Cardinal Rampoll, on
June 18th, when the latter assumed
the functions OF pontificial secretary OF
state. In this letter the pope explains
fully the principles which he has fol-
lowed in the government of the church.
He declares that he took upon himself
the mission to reconcile the people
and the government in civilized states.
Referring first to Italy, the pope de-
velops the ideas expounded in the con-
sistory allocution of May 23rd, when
he laid down as the basis OF pacifica.
ton Italy's acknowledgement Of the
independence of the holy see. He
reiterates his claims to ter
| ritorial sovereignty as an
indispensable condition OF settlement,
all other schemes, he says, being un-
worthy of consideration. Adverting
next to Austria, the pope says that the
piety of the emperor and the devotion
OF the imperial family to the holy see
have rendered mutual relations the
best possible, and wise statesmen en-
joying the confidence OF the emperor
have promoted religion in Austria and
Hungary and the establishment OF
perfect concord. France, the elder
daughter of the church, was menaced
by serious evils. The pope trusted
those evils would be dispelled through
observance of the letter and spirit of
facts solemnly concluded with the
church. Turning to Spain, the
pope says that the first
need is union Of Catholics in de-
fense of their religion, in devotion to
the holy see and in reciprocal charity,
so that Spain may not be misguided by
personal aims. Regarding Prussia,
the pontif says it is necessary to
co ,tinue the work of religious peace
making to its full achievement.
Great things have been done. Well dis.
posed views ofthe emperor and good
intentions of his ministers permit his
holiness to cherish the hope that his
efforts to ameliorate the condition of
the church will not prove barren. The
solicitude felt by the vatican extends
equally to other states of Germany,
and those states arc now happily seek
ing the friendliest relations with the
vatican. The pope concluded with
reference to fostering missions leading
back to the church qer separated peo-
pie.
LONDON, July 25.-In commons
this evening Marie, asked what had
happened to require the proclamation
of the whole of Ireland since the
government had assured the house
that the law was as well obeyed in
some parts Of Ireland as in any part
of Great Britain.
Balfour replied that he had no rea-
son to change his opinion. That
parts OF Ireland were as quiet as
parts of England. What the govern
ment had done was not to apply the
the whole crimes act to Ireland gener-
ally, but only subsections dealing with
rioting, unlawful assemblies and OBJ
struction of policy.
Sexton asked whether the executive
before issuing the proclamation dis
tinguished the counties where it was
necessa y to prevent crime from those
where it was necessary to punish
crime.
Balfour said in every case where a
county had been specially proclaimed
the proclamation had been issued be-
cause the government believed in the
actual existence of crime or intimida-
ton.
The house then went into com mittee
on the land bill. Upon taking up the
first clause extending to leasee's bene-
fits of the act of 1881 Parnell proposed
an amendment. The bill as it stands
gives option to tenant or landlord to
make application to the court to fix
rent. Parnell urged that the tenant
alone should have the right to apply,
the period Of such application to be
limited to three years. Balfour ac-
cepted the amendment with limit of
two years. Parnell agreed.